The European Landing Obligation: Reducing Discards in Complex, Multi-Species and Multi-Jurisdictional Fisheries

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This open access book provides a comprehensive examination of the European Landing Obligation policy from many relevant perspectives. It includes evaluations of its impacts at economical, socio-cultural, ecological and institutional levels. It also discusses the feasibility and benefits of several potential mitigation strategies. The book was timely published, exactly at the time where the Landing Obligation was planned to be fully implemented. This book is of significant interest to all stakeholders involved, but also to the general public of Europe and to other jurisdictions throughout the world that are also searching for ways to deal with by-catch and discard issues. Front Matter ....Pages i-xix Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 Strategies Used Throughout the World to Manage Fisheries Discards – Lessons for Implementation of the EU Landing Obligation (William A. Karp, Mike Breen, Lisa Borges, Mike Fitzpatrick, Steven J. Kennelly, Jeppe Kolding et al.)....Pages 3-26 Discards in the Common Fisheries Policy: The Evolution of the Policy (Lisa Borges, Ernesto Penas Lado)....Pages 27-47 Requirements for Documentation, Data Collection and Scientific Evaluations (Dominic Rihan, Sven S. Uhlmann, Clara Ulrich, Mike Breen, Tom Catchpole)....Pages 49-68 Front Matter ....Pages 69-69 Fishing Industry Perspectives on the EU Landing Obligation (Mike Fitzpatrick, Katia Frangoudes, Laurence Fauconnet, Antoni Quetglas)....Pages 71-87 The Implementation of the Landing Obligation in Small-Scale Fisheries of Southern European Union Countries (Sebastian Villasante, Manel Antelo, Maria Christou, Laurence Fauconnet, Katia Frangoudes, Francesc Maynou et al.)....Pages 89-108 Potential Economic Consequences of the Landing Obligation (Ayoe Hoff, Hans Frost, Peder Andersen, Raul Prellezo, Lucía Rueda, George Triantaphyllidis et al.)....Pages 109-128 The Impact of Fisheries Discards on Scavengers in the Sea (Jochen Depestele, Jordan Feekings, David G. Reid, Robin Cook, Didier Gascuel, Raphael Girardin et al.)....Pages 129-162 Front Matter ....Pages 163-163 How the Implementation of the Landing Obligation Was Weakened (Björn Stockhausen)....Pages 165-178 Muddying the Waters of the Landing Obligation: How Multi-level Governance Structures Can Obscure Policy Implementation (Luc van Hoof, Marloes Kraan, Noor M. Visser, Emma Avoyan, Jurgen Batsleer, Brita Trapman)....Pages 179-196 The Baltic Cod Trawl Fishery: The Perfect Fishery for a Successful Implementation of the Landing Obligation? (Daniel Valentinsson, Katja Ringdahl, Marie Storr-Paulsen, Niels Madsen)....Pages 197-218 Creating a Breeding Ground for Compliance and Honest Reporting Under the Landing Obligation: Insights from Behavioural Science (Sarah B. M. Kraak, Paul J. B. Hart)....Pages 219-236 Front Matter ....Pages 237-237 A Marine Spatial Planning Approach to Minimize Discards: Challenges and Opportunities of the Landing Obligation in European Waters (José M. Bellido, Iosu Paradinas, Raúl Vilela, Guillermo Bas, Maria Grazia Pennino)....Pages 239-256 The Best Way to Reduce Discards Is by Not Catching Them! (David G. Reid, Julia Calderwood, Pedro Afonso, Pierre Bourdaud, Laurence Fauconnet, José Manuel González-Irusta et al.)....Pages 257-278 Discard Avoidance by Improving Fishing Gear Selectivity: Helping the Fishing Industry Help Itself (Finbarr G. O’Neill, Jordan Feekings, Robert J. Fryer, Laurence Fauconnet, Pedro Afonso)....Pages 279-296 Mitigating Slipping-Related Mortality from Purse Seine Fisheries for Small Pelagic Fish: Case Studies from European Atlantic Waters (Ana Marçalo, Mike Breen, Maria Tenningen, Iñigo Onandia, Luis Arregi, Jorge M. S. Gonçalves)....Pages 297-318 Onboard and Vessel Layout Modifications (Jónas R. Viðarsson, Marvin I. Einarsson, Erling P. Larsen, Julio Valeiras, Sigurður Örn Ragnarsson)....Pages 319-331 What to Do with Unwanted Catches: Valorisation Options and Selection Strategies (Bruno Iñarra, Carlos Bald, Marta Cebrián, Luis T. Antelo, Amaya Franco-Uría, José Antonio Vázquez et al.)....Pages 333-359 Front Matter ....Pages 361-361 Tools and Technologies for the Monitoring, Control and Surveillance of Unwanted Catches (Kelly M. James, Neill Campbell, Jónas R. Viðarsson, Carlos Vilas, Kristian S. Plet-Hansen, Lisa Borges et al.)....Pages 363-382 Monitoring the Implementation of the Landing Obligation: The Last Haul Programme (Miguel Nuevo, Cristina Morgado, Antonello Sala)....Pages 383-406 Possible Uses of Genetic Methods in Fisheries Under the EU Landing Obligation (Magnus Wulff Jacobsen, Brian Klitgaard Hansen, Einar Eg Nielsen)....Pages 407-427 Back Matter ....Pages 429-431